Eraser and pencil holder



Dec.- 11 ,1923.. 1,477,231

J. M. ABRAMS ERASER AND PENCIL HOLDER .Filed Aug. 25. 1921 anwm resales Dec. n, 1923..

JQHN re. ABRAMS, or nnoon nvmnuw YORK.

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Application filed August as, 19-21.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that ii JOHN M. Animals, a citizen of the United tates. and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eraser and Pencil Holders, of which the "following is a specification.

The invention relates to a combined pen il anderaser holder. and more especially to one adapted for use in connection with short length pencils or the like and relatively long rubber erasers.

It has for its object to provide a holder of this type which shall be of suitable length and whereby short lengths or stubs of pencils may readily be accommodated at the one end and a relatively long eraser at the other and, provision being made to allow of same being fed forward as required and as the same wears, thereby to expose new outer end surfaces for use. The invention has for a further object to provide a device of'this character which shall be simple in construction, very easily operated and which will securely and positively clamp the members to be held.

To this end, the holder, comprising two co-operating, semitubular and retaining members which are hinged together at the one end and are provided with means for holding the same together at the other end.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan of the improved holder showing a .pencil stub and length of eraser retained in its respective ends.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

ig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 33, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of corresponding views.

reference designate parts thruout the several Referring tothe drawings, 10 designates invention consists in a Serial No. 494,614.

It is preferred. also,

thru a plurality of upstanding or outward.

ly directed or expanded portions 15 of the two halves of the tubular members 10. This will serve to securely hold the pencil as well as to maintain the tubular members in their closed relationship; and, at the same time, these members 10 close about the eraser 12 at the opposite end. The said eraser may be further secured therein by a plurality of inwardly directed portions 16 of the said tube forming members which will bite into the resilient material of the eraser.- Moreover, the eraser ends of the members 10 are cut away at a proper angle, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, to thereby prevent closing in upon the eraser in the members, as for the removal or adjustment of the eraser. Furthermore, in order to pre vent loss of the collar 14, it is preferred to provide on same at its inner end a circular, inwardly-directed bead '17 which, however, is of less depth than the height of the expanded portions 15 by which it is more or less restrained from outward movement.

The construction hereinbefore described provides for a very simple and convenient means for retaining a pencil stub or the like at the one end and an eras'er at the other end, the same being readily advanced for use as wear takes place, or to allow of a new portion being substituted. It will be understood, that to effect the replenishment or advance of the pencil it is necessary merely to pull slightly inwardly or eraserwardly the collar 14 from the projections 15, allowing thereby the two halves bular members a limited degree of opening movement. lVhen the eraser is to be adjusted or replenished, the pencil and collar opening of the said i constituting, the he bers 10 in being respectively drawn outfrom andover the free ends thereof. after which the-tubular members will be swung' apart to the extent required by the angular cuts on the eraser ends.

I claim l. A holder of the character described, comprising a pair of semi-tubular members pivotally connected between their ends and adapted to receive and hold thereby at one end a rubber eraser and at the other end a pencil, and means at the pencil end to hold said members in clamping position.

2. A holder of the character described, comprisinga pair of pivotally connected, semi-tubular members adapted to receive at the pivoted end a rubber eraser and at the other end a pencil, said ends being adapted to close about the respective articles, and the end surfaces of the members at the eraser end being cut awa to permit removal of the eraser when sai members are separated, and means at the pencil end to hold said members in clamping position.

3. A holder of the character described, comprising a pair of semi-tubular members pivotally connected between their ends, one pair of'the ends being directed inwardly and adapted to receive and hold thereby a rubber eraser and the other pair of ends to receive and hold a pencil, and means at the pencil end to hold said members in clamping position.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of ,Kings and State of New York, this 19th day of August A. D. 1921.

JOHN M. ABRAMS. 

